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Kurds' terms for staying Iraqi
SULAIMANIYAH, Jan 25: Iraq's Kurds are not actively seeking independence but will be unable to remain Iraqis if the Baghdad government fails to observe their key demands, a top Kurdish official has warned. ... 
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Qorei accuses Israel of bad faith: Work on barrier's most controversial part resumes
RAMALLAH, Jan 25: Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qorei on Tuesday accused Israel of bad faith by its resuming construction on one of the most controversial sections of the West Bank barrier ...
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Israeli trench could destroy 3,000 homes
WASHINGTON: As Israeli and Palestinian leaders move to increase security cooperation in Gaza, a major US human rights organization is urging the government of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to reject proposals to build an anti-smuggling trench ...
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4 Guantanamo men return to Britain
LONDON, Jan 25: The last four British detainees freed from the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay flew home on Tuesday and faced questioning by British police, despite demands from family and lawyers for their immediate release. ...
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NY radio station apologizes over slur
NEW YORK, Jan 25: A New York radio station apologized on Monday for repeatedly airing a "joke" song that ridiculed victims of the recent tsunami in Asia and used racial slurs, saying the piece was in poor taste. ...
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More evidence of Vioxx heart risks
LONDON, Jan 25: Vioxx, the painkiller recalled last September because of safety concerns, may have caused up to 140,000 cases of serious heart disease in the United States, researchers said on Tuesday. ...
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NGOs seek treaty to track lethal arms
UNITED NATIONS: A coalition of human rights and peace activists is urging the United Nations to adopt a legally binding "marking and tracing system" to track small arms from the factory to the user. ...
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UN warns of 'dependency syndrome'
BANDA ACEH: The United Nations warned on Monday that tsunami survivors could develop "dependency syndrome" as they became reliant on foreign aid after the destruction of their livelihoods. ...
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Immigration is a necessity for prosperity and power
LONDON: When it comes to making accurate predictions, America's intelligence establishment has something to prove these days. ...
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Women conned into marriage for immigration
LONDON, Jan 25: A series of British women were conned into marrying Indian men who wanted to live in Britain as part of a sophisticated immigration scam, a court was told on Tuesday. ...
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Protests planned against WEF forum
BERN, Jan 25: Demonstrators against this week's World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos said on Tuesday they planned to hold a series of new protests against the annual gathering of business and political leaders. ...
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'The Aviator' wins 11 Oscar nominations
LOS ANGELES, Jan 25: "The Aviator", Martin Scorsese's epic film biography of Howard Hughes, received 11 Oscar nominations on Tuesday, beating out Clint Eastwood's boxing saga, "Million Dollar Baby" ...
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Russia writes off Syria's $10 billion debt
MOSCOW, Jan 25: Russia on Tuesday agreed to write off a huge chunk of Soviet-era debt held by Syria, a country at the centre of Moscow's attempts to revive its influence in the Middle East. ...
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Lanka could be hit by stronger tsunami: official COLOMBO, Jan 25: Sri Lanka' Coast Conservation Department has advised the authorities to take precautionary measures against the possibility of a fresh, "stronger" tsunami hitting the island ...
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